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Not too much going on with the car lately.
Mostly, I have been busy with work and taking the electric motorcycle out to some EVents.
I was able to make it to the last Chicago area Electric Auto Association meeting. One of the guys I rode down there with works for a carbon company and is working on getting me some new brushes for the big forklift motor.
I need to see about getting in touch with that group of guys about doing a "work on electric cars" afternoon sometime soon.
Next thing is designing the coupler and adapter plate. I am now leaning towards a system similar to what is used in the FORKENSWIFT - clutchless with some sort of Lovejoy style coupler.
I also need to get an expert opinion on the state of the main drivers side wheel support. Do I need to reinforce it by welding something on? The passenger side looks good, but I am not sure about the drivers side.
While I have the engine and transmission out seems like a good time to work on it.
There have been some 72V controllers for sale recently on Ebay at reasonable prices. That may be a good enough reason for me to go with that voltage.
I will keep you all updated whenever I actually DO some more work on the car.
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